PUMA S1 (2024) - Special Enhancements... and a second Turret

let us hope the leak list are trues

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Another article on MUSS 2.0 was published today (unfortunately only in German again).

It describes how Hensoldt, together with the Frauenhofer Institute, has developed a prototype of an acoustic sensor module to supplement the existing sensors. This consists of 120 microphones with a size in the millimetre range. It should be able to precisely locate various hazards. The muzzle blast and the sound of breaking through the sound barrier, as well as the noise of drone engines, were explicitly mentioned.
A database will then be used to identify the threat and suggest the most effective countermeasure.
It should be commercially availible in about two years.

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The new laser-based IR jammer without visual protection was also shown. The lowest segment is the new acustic module.

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Gaijin ruined PUMA S1 in dev server with old MUSS, even without Dedrone RF-300 C-UAS.

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Well its not the Puma S1 in the dev. Its the PUMA Vjtf.

Then they are should rename it then.

Its called PUMA VJTF in the dev.

Yeah the leaks were wrong about it being the PUMA S1. Unless they plan on adding a module upgrade that makes it into PUMA S1 which would make sense since the only upgrades for the S1 is MUSS 2 and new Spikes.

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That makes a lot more sense. The puma in the dev looks nothing like this one

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The Puma in this configuration with MUSS 2.0 and the turret-independent grenade launcher was shown for the first time ever 1.5 months ago.
It was not yet clear what this version would look like.
And since it can be assumed that updates are planned many months or even a year in advance, it should come as no surprise to anyone that such a new version is not added to the game less than 2 months after the first images were published. Especially when you consider how many bugs the original version of the Puma still has

Let’s hope that’s really true this time.
Unfortunately, with standard atgms it will most likely still only be wire-guided atgms without IRCCM, although the source I found explicitly states that MUSS 1.0 is effective against optically tracked wire-guided, jam resistant 2nd and 3rd generation (those guided by IR seeker) missiles. So also TOW 2A and 2B.
I also wonder whether laser beam riding missiles count as standard atgms or laser guided.

laser beam riding means its laser guided

Yes, but I can still hope that they only mean SAL with laser guided :/

afaik MUSS 2.0 cant counter beam riding altough hendsolt has been working on making it counter beam riding i havent seen yet any sign of it countering beam riding missiles

calling it, MUSS 3.0 will fire targeted EMP blasts to fry the electronic components of incoming missiles/warheads

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Is MUSS 2.0 much smaller or is it just the camera angle in the pictures above?

Compared to previous MUSS 1.0 we have in-game (picture), its a lot smaller.

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it is not only much smaller it is stupidly smaller the lower module on the base is not even a fully needed thing is just an addition

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@WreckingAres283 ; @UnHolySausage

seems worth it alone for the smaller profile of the puma then.